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Community Water System · PWS CO0120025

Simla Town Of

Simla, Colorado 80835 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 618 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

618
People served
62
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 62 drinking-water violations at Simla Town Of, 16% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

62
Total EPA violations on record
16%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
618
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Simla Town Of

Simla Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 618 residents in Simla, Colorado (Elbert County) through 322 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 62 total violations for this system , of which 10 (16%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 47 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 11 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Colorado, EPA tracks 2,193 public water systems serving 7,473,456 people, with 238,796 cumulative violations and 30,589 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 108.9 violations. Statewide, 98 of 163 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.1%).

Simla Town Of's 62 violations sit below the Colorado average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
618
Total Violations
62
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
322
County
Elbert
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
47
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 2020
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 2006
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2013
Chlorine MR 7 2020
TTHM MR 6 2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2011
Chromium MR 4 2005
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2020
Public Notice Other 2 2018

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Simla Town Of.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID CO0120025 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Colorado Drinking Water Authority

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Simla Town Of under EPA-delegated authority.

Open CO regulator portal

Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 SDWIS / CO0120025 / 5000
2020 Chlorine MR 7 SDWIS / CO0120025 / 0999
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / CO0120025 / 8000
2018 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / CO0120025 / 7500
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / CO0120025 / 7000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 10 SDWIS / CO0120025 / 3100
2011 TTHM MR 6 SDWIS / CO0120025 / 2950
2011 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 SDWIS / CO0120025 / 2456
2006 Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 SDWIS / CO0120025 / 3100
2005 Chromium MR 4 SDWIS / CO0120025 / 1020

How Simla Town Of Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Simla Town Of Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 62 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 10 13.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 60.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 618 3,408 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,193 regulated public water systems in Colorado.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Simla Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Simla Town Of (PWS ID: CO0120025) has 62 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 618 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Simla Town Of serve? ▼
Simla Town Of serves 618 people in Simla, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 322 service connections.
What type of violations does Simla Town Of have? ▼
Simla Town Of has 62 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 47 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Simla Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Simla Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Simla Town Of use? ▼
Simla Town Of uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.